IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 405 OF 2018 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

SRI. G D MANJUNATH S/O LATE DHANACHAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT GATTADAHALLI VILLAGE, MAKONAHALLI POST-577 132 MUDIGERE TALUK, CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. LAKSHMINARAYANA RAO K R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. G D RAMESH S/O LATE DHANACHAR, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS Digitally signed R/AT GATTADAHALLI VILLAGE, by VIJAYALAKSHMI B N MAKONAHALLI POST, Location: HIGH MUDIGERE TALUK-577 132 COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. SMT G D JAYAMMA W/O LAXMANACHAR G K AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS GOWDALLI POST, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT 3. SMT G D NAGARATHNA W/O RAMACHAR, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS BAIRIGADDE, KUNDUR POST, MUDIGERE TALUK-577 132 CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT.

4. SMT G D ANNPURNA W/O JAYARAM H S AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT HARJIHALLI VILLAGE, AVATHI POST-577 101 CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT

5. SMT G D SUSHEELA W/O SADHASHIVA H M AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT HALSULIGE POST, SAKLESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 134

6. SMT G D LALITHA SINCE DEAD BY HER LR’S

6(A) SRI A.B.KRISHNACHAR S/O LATE BILLACHAR, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT “LAKSHMI KRUPA”

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